OC Fair

So every year the OC Fair rolls into town around this time and it's usually blazing hot there. It's a lot of blacktop, a lot of people, and just a lot of stuff going on. Daddy and Jeremy love it so I go with the family and then resolve to never go again. Well this year, it's been unseasonably cool around these parts and we got $1 tickets so I decided to join the family and go to the fair! We chose a Friday afternoon and invited the grandparents to come along. Friday afternoons mean $1 food tasting and $1 rides. Next year I need way more time to taste all the $1 wonders in the food section. Oh so yummy! I ended up trying...

Cinnamon Roll (my favorite!)

Chili Cheese Fries

Cheesecake drizzled with Chocolate Sauce

And other various fried things,

Onion Rings, Fried Zucchini, French Fries, Waffle Fries.

Meanwhile, Daddy and Jeremy were in line for the Crazy Coaster!

Jeremy liked it!

He got to play lots of games, which he found to be more challenging than he wanted. I was glad we weren't going home with 50 gigantic stuffed animals however. ;)

Jeremy and Daddy went on this ride that made my mama heart a little nervous!

Then we all went on a superman-type flying ride. It was fun!

And what was Kelsey doing all this time?

Twirling on stools...

Kissing her stuffed chicken Grandpa won her...

and trying to escape out of her stroller.

Grandpa and Jeremy decided it was time for ice cream!

Check out that sassypants with her tongue out!

Good thing she's so dang cute!

We went to look at exhibits and found this cute tea table set up for the kids to enjoy. They loved it!

I went to sign up for the pie-eating contest, and the emcee thought I was so fun that he picked me to be a contestant!
I was so excited!!!!

I got to wear a garbage bag, oh the wonder of it all!

Ready, set, GO!!!

The challenge was to eat 1/2 of a Knott's Berry Farm boysenberry pie in 2 minutes.

I didn't win, but I had the most fun and it sure was yummy!!!

We walked around some more, checked out Weird Al, and petted some animals.

Kelsey was so freaked out by the animals last year. She did much better this year.

Even when they tried to eat her dress. LOL

Grandpa was quite popular with all the animals as well.

Jeremy loved feeding them.

He was up close and personal.

And just as snuggly as he is with everyone.

We all started getting hungry for something besides fair food so we headed to the Spaghetti Factory in Newport Beach. There was a little wait so Jeremy entertained himself with the camera.

Look at that meatball! Everything was so delicious!!!

We had such a fun time at the fair with Grandma and Grandpa!

I just might go again! ;)

Number 22

Last week we had another Chick-fil-A First 100 adventure. Daddy couldn't get off work to go with us and none of my friends could go either so it was just me and the kids. I was a little apprehensive since this Chick-fil-A is down the street from Magic Mountain and it can get pretty hot up there in the summer! I watched the weather and when I saw the day before that it would only be in the 80s, I decided to do it! I had David set the alarm for 4:00 AM, but we overslept! I woke up at 4:15, no time for a shower, grabbed the kids and we were off! Luckily there's no traffic that early and we got there just in time to get in line for the drawing.

They started drawing numbers and I was #22! It was so exciting to be chosen so early in the 100 people! It's so anxious as the numbers go on and on and you just never know! We got all registered and then moved all our stuff from the car to set up camp. We camped by a lady I'd met before. It was fun to see familiar faces. The guy on the other side of us was an Eagle scout and helped us get our tent set up. So lucky!

It got a little too warm for me, but it wasn't miserable. Kelsey loves the unlimited supply of ice. She seriously just chows down on it all day!

The kids had fun playing with playdough,

reading books,

eating the cookies I'd baked the day before,

picking all the pretty flowers,

and playing with new friends.

One of the guys camping out was a balloon artist. He was incredible, and so generous. He made balloon creations for all the kids there.

We got a cow.

And a T-Rex.

They had some fun water games that helped cool us down and pass the time.

We won twice and got some cool Chick-fil-A travel mugs.

I was pretty excited about our cow outfits. Jeremy had his cow shirt he wore last time, and then I made Kelsey a little cow dress as well, and a cow skirt for me! We were definitely the most festive people there!

Kelsey loved to twirl in her cow dress! What a girl; I love it!

The kids were way excited about the ice cream party that night!

This girl got huge scoops all over her dress, but she enjoyed it!

The next morning was exciting as we got in line to walk through the restaurant and claim our 52 free meal tickets!
We were greasy and tired, but we made it!

Sand and Sprinkles

Our friends have introduced us to some fun new things this summer. Beach days at Little Corona and free Sprinkles cupcakes!

Cupcakes make us happy!

Really happy.

The Happiest!

Jeremy loves hanging out with this boy.

And eating cupcakes.

Such a big cupcake for my little girl.

Finger-lickin' good!

This is love, sharing your cupcake!

What could be better than friends and cupcakes!

The Dark Divine

Enna Isilee over at Squeaky Books is having a contest giving away Bree Despain's The Dark Divine! Head on over to Ennalee's blog (Click Here) to find out how to win. In the meantime, check out this awesome trailer for the book!

Originally from: http://www.squeakybooks.com/2010/07/bree-despain-giveaway.html#ixzz0thnasiwy

4th of July

The 4th of July fell on a Sunday this year, so our festivities were a little different as we tried to keep the Sabbath day holy. We went to the pancake breakfast at the church on the 3rd. The scouts were there early and set up lots of chairs, but hardly anyone came. So sad. But we enjoyed having a chance to go be with our friends and dress up in our red, white, and blue!

On Sunday, the 4th, we went to church and then to a bbq with some close family friends.

My awesome friend, Kyla, took these great pictures of Kelsey.

Thank you so much! I love them!

 Kyla and I made our baby girls shirts and she crafted these patriotic tutus and hair bows for the two girls. So cute!

They had so much fun playing together.

On the swings and in the sand.

I feel so blessed for my children to have good friends.

Jeremy had fun playing as well.

The daddies pulled the kids up high in the air on this rope.
I tried it too. It was so fun!

Thanks Armstrong peeps for the fun!